Ithaca, NY November 21, 2014 — On Wednesday December 3, 2014 from 4:30-7:00pm (Plant Sciences 233), the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) will host a TED-style mini-conference on systems thinking keynoted by Gerald Midgley, Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise at Hull University School of Business. Speakers will also include systems scientist Derek Cabrera, translational researcher Laura Cabrera, Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown, and CIPA Core Faculty member Oliver Gao.
Tom O'Toole, Executive Director of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA), the host and co-sponsor of the event, says, "We hope this event will impress upon faculty, students, and community members the importance of systems thinking in the field of public affairs; not only the interdisciplinary applications of systems thinking in the field, but how lack of systems thinking (in both academia and practice) has contributed to some of the most serious political, economic, and social problems our world is facing."
Along with CIPA, Systems Thinking v2.0 is co-sponsored by other leaders in the public, private, and University sectors such as Cornell's Center for Engaged Learning and Research, Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, the Roy H. Park School of Communication, Sustainable Tompkins, and the Ithaca City School District, ThinkWater, USDA/NIFA, and ThinkSTEM.
Raj Subramaniam, Professor & Graduate Program Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education at Ithaca College states, "Systems Thinking is the gateway to making connections." The conference is intended for people from all academic disciplines, community leaders, practitioners, students, policy and program directors, educators, cognitive scientists and thought leaders, all of whom will have the opportunity to engage in a lively discussion exploring the promise of systems thinking to make the connections that need to be made to resolve the complex issues we face.
Derek Cabrera, research scientist at Cabrera Research Lab, says that the sessions will provide a new way of looking at the challenges that we all face, and highlight ways to develop the robust understanding and application of systems thinking needed to meet challenges head on in a way that is aligned with the reality of the way the world works. "Systems Thinking has the potential to change the way we do science and the ways we do society. The problems we face as a species are almost always caused by the differences between how we think the world works and how it actually works. Systems thinking is a field that attempts to explicitly remedy this problem."
Gerald Midgley is Professor of Systems Thinking and Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise in the Business School at the University of Hull, UK. He also holds Adjunct Professorships at the University of Queensland, Australia; the University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Mälardalen University, Sweden; and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He was Director of the Centre for Systems Studies at Hull from 1997 to 2003 and from 2010 to 2014. From 2003 to 2010, he was a Senior Science Leader in the Social Systems Group at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), New Zealand. Gerald has had over 300 papers on systems thinking, action research and stakeholder engagement published in international journals, edited books and practitioner magazines, and has been involved in a wide variety of public sector, community development, technology foresight and resource management projects. He was the 2013/14 President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, and has written or edited 11 books including, Systemic Intervention: Philosophy, Methodology, and Practice (Kluwer, 2000); Operational Research and Environmental Management: A New Agenda (Operational Research Society, 2001); Systems Thinking, Volumes I-IV (Sage, 2003); Community Operational Research: OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development (Kluwer, 2004); and Forensic DNA Evidence on Trial: Science and Uncertainty in the Courtroom (Emergent, 2011).
Dr. Derek Cabrera holds a PhD from Cornell University, is author of seven books and an internationally recognized expert in metacognition and systems thinking. His contributions to the field of systems thinking have been integrated into NSF, NIH, and USDA-NIFA programs nationwide and he has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and his research has been profiled in peer-reviewed journals, trade magazines, and popular publications. As a member of faculty at Cornell University he designed and taught the graduate course on systems thinking. He was Research Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute for the Study of Complex Systems. Derek was also National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow in Nonlinear Systems and a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow developing new ways to incorporate systems approaches in the evaluation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education programs. Derek was awarded the Association of American Colleges and Universities' K. Patricia Cross Future Educational Leaders Award. His theoretical models of systems thinking have made impact worldwide, and he is US patent holder and inventor of the "metacognitive mapping" diagramming method, the VMCL model of organizational design, a universal tactile manipulative called, ThinkBlocks, and MetaMap software - a suite of systems thinking tools used in K-12, higher education, NGOs, government agencies, corporations, and business schools. He is a senior research scientist at Cabrera Research Lab, and lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife and three children. Prior to his work as a systems scientist, Derek was a mountain guide and educator with Outward Bound and other experiential education programs around the world for more than twenty years.
Laura Cabrera (formerly Colosi) is a well-known educator, evaluator, and expert in research methods, with a particular focus on assessing educational outreach programs. She was a senior researcher at Cornell University's Family Life Development Center and has more than fifteen years of research and teaching experience at Cornell University where she taught coursework on Families and Social Policy in Cornell's Department of Human Development. Prior to her work at Cornell, Laura conducted research at the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and The U.S. Department of Justice. Laura is author of five books and holds a PhD in Policy Analysis and Management and a Master's in Public Administration, and a bachelor's degree, all from Cornell University. Over the past decade, Laura has applied her expertise in research methods and translational research to increase public understanding, practical application, and dissemination of sophisticated systems science and systems thinking models. Laura welcomes the opportunity to educate any audience on the imperative of teaching systems thinking and on how systems thinking skills help parents, teachers, and other professionals reach their goals for their children, students, or employees.The result has been adoption in many settings including private companies, public schools, and NGOs, impacting people from preschool to graduate school and beyond. She is currently a senior research scientist at Cabrera Research Lab, in Ithaca, New York.
Dr. Luvelle Brown has served as Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) in Ithaca, New York since January 2011. Prior to arriving in Ithaca, Dr. Brown served as a school CIO, Executive Director of the Division of School Improvement, teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Dr. Brown received the 2014 eSchool News Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award, and was recognized by the National School Boards Association as a "20-to-Watch" in 2014. Dr. Brown is the co-author of ThinkTweets: 100 Transformative Tweets for Educators. In his district, Dr. Brown has done much to build a collaborative culture focused on using student work to make real-time instructional shifts. During his tenure at ICSD the district's graduation rate has skyrocketed to above 90% (up from 78%), while students are achieving significantly above state and national average on various standardized tests. Dr. Brown has driven several district-wide initiatives based on systems thinking including: integrating thinking skills into every classroom, shifting the organizational design towards a systemic approach, redesign of learning spaces, and numerous technology initiatives such as systems-based visual mapping, game-based learning, innovative uses of social media, and 1:1 mobile device implementation.
Dr. Oliver Gao is an Associate Professor in the graduate fields of 1) Civil and Environmental Engineering (Transportation Systems Engineering), 2) Systems Engineering, 3) Cornell Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA), and 4) Air Quality in Earth and Atmospheric Science at Cornell University. His research focuses on transportation systems, environment (especially air quality and climate change), energy, and sustainable development. He also studies sustainable food systems, quantifying and mitigating green-house gas emissions from food supply chains. He is a member of Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation and Air Quality (ADC20), a member of Transportation Research Board Committee on Maintenance Equipment (AHD60), an academic member on the FACA Committee of US EPA MOVES model development, and a member (invited) on the editorial board of the international journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Gao received his graduate degrees (Ph.D. in CEE, M.S. in Statistics, and M.S. in Agriculture and Resource Economics) from the University of California at Davis in 2004, M.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1999, and duel undergraduate degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Science in 1996 from Tsinghua University, China. Before joining Cornell, Gao was a quant in the mathematical and econometrical modeling division at the Rohatyn Group, LLG, a Wall Street hedge fund specializing in emerging markets.
A printable version of the schedule and bios can be obtained here.
A flyer for the event can be downloaded and distributed.


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The 12th annual Delaware Auto Show, a News Journal Media Group-sponsored event, drew crowds Saturday eager to sit behind the wheels of more than 110 2019 and 2018 models. The Chase Center, a temporary showroom, welcomed families to have a look.
From high-end sports cars to rugged pickups to family-safe minivans, the auto show had something for everyone. Visitors climbed into truck beds and bucket seats, compared prices and features and sent their kids through car doors to investigate the interiors.
The auto show bills itself as a family-friendly function, this year hosting a free ice cream social and organizing children's activities from the Delaware Children's Museum and the Delaware Blue Coats. Marvel characters also made appearances Saturday.
The show continues Sunday, and auto mechanic author Patrice Banks will speak in the auditorium before signing copies of her book "The Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide."
Philadelphia Flyers legend Bob "The Hound" Kelly will be signing autographs from 2-4 p.m.
The Delaware Auto Show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and ends Sunday. It costs $10 to get through the door of Wilmington's Chase Center on the Riverfront for the show.
Contact Adam Duvernay at (302) 319-1855 or aduvernay@delawareonline.com
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We have been blessed with Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Big Nate, Tom Gates and most recently Duane (My Totally Awesome Story), characters who grace the pages of books that have a huge appeal to boys ( and plenty of girls), books with a mix of text and illustration, all sharing the common theme of humour, usually at the expense of the main character! Now we have another book to keep these boys reading, meet Eric Vale, who has managed to score himself the worst nickname of all time, Eric Vale, Epic Fail.
This book is chock full of characters the readers will love, there's obviously Eric himself, his best friend Choo-Choo Rodriguez, Big Bob, Martin Fassbender (the genius who thought up the terrible nickname!) and poor old Mr Winter.
In this book we will read about a self portrait made from guinea pig poo, an embarrassing incident with a lapel mike that wasn't turned off and an even more embarrassing incident that involves teddy bear pyjamas that become see-through when wet! There's also the character that Eric writes about when his mind wanders, Secret Agent Derek 'Danger' Dale, his stories involve belly button fluff, holey undies. Fat ninjas and Doctor Evil MacEvilness. While all this hilarity is going on, there's also a very quite character, the new girl Aasha Alsufi, from Somalia. She is very shy, and often looks very worried at the antics going on around her. It's not surprising that our unlikely hero, Eric is the one person who figures out what will turn Aesha from a worried wall flower, into a smiling laughing member of their class.
This will appeal to those who want something quick and funny to read. While there is a storyline running throughout, it reads like a series of unfortunate incidents, each one is like a short story of it's own.


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なると金時の木内農園 Sweet potato "Naruto Kintoki" of Kinouchi farm at Naruto, Tokushima pref.
You can see the lotus land as far as you can see at Tokushima pre., Japan.
Tokushima pref. is the 2nd largest producer of lotus roots in Japan.
Naruto city and Matsushige town are the production area of lotus.
You can meet magnificent scenery.


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Q: ¿Como mostrar registros duplicados MySQL y PHP? ¿Como puedo obtener registros duplicados de un producto?
Estoy desarrollando un sitio para vender videojuegos en linea, cuento con una barra de busqueda para que muestre los titulos ingresando su SKU, pero quiero hacer que muestre los juegos que tengan su duplicado. Por ejemplo:
===================================================================
|| SEQJ || Nombre_Juego || Categoria_Juego  || Cant_Disp ||  SKU ||
||=================================================================
|| 001  || gears_of_war || accion_disparos  ||    10     || 0123 ||
|| 001  || gears_of_war || accion_disparos  ||    20     || 0124 ||
|| 001  || gears_of_war || accion_disparos  ||    20     || 0125 ||
|| 002  || metal_gear_5 || sigilo_accion_a  ||    20     || 0126 ||
|| 002  || metal_gear_5 || sigilo_accion_a  ||    20     || 0127 ||
|| 002  || metal_gear_5 || sigilo_accion_a  ||    20     || 0128 ||
|| 003  || god_of_war_1 || accion_3_persona ||     5     || 0129 ||
|| 003  || god_of_war_1 || accion_3_persona ||    30     || 0131 ||
|| 003  || god_of_war_1 || accion_3_persona ||    30     || 0132 ||
|| 005  || pro_evo_socc ||     deportes     ||     2     || 0134 ||
==================================================================

Lo que necesio es que al buscar por el SKU del producto me traiga todos los productos(por ejemplo, todos los gears of war) y no solo el ultimo valor(en el ejemplo de gears_of_war con SKU 0125, sino todos los gears_of_war)
Nota: Hay repetidos, pero necesito que me traiga esos repetidos(cuando sea el caso).
Saludos.

A: Podrías ejecutar un query como sigue:
/*
    query para obtener los elementos de tu tabla (no sé el nombre)
    basados en el valor de SEQJ
    el cual lo obtendremos de la misma tabla pero mediante un subquery
*/
SELECT t2.SEQJ,
  t2.Nombre_Juego,
  t2.Categoria_Juego,
  t2.Cant_Disp,
  t2.SKU
FROM tabla t2
WHERE t2.SEQJ = (
    /*
        subquery para obtener el SEQJ que indica los juegos
        colocamos LIMIT 1 para que siempre devuelva 1 resultado
    */
    SELECT t1.SEQJ
    FROM tabla t1
    WHERE t1.SKU = :sku //aquí iría el valor del SKU que buscas
    LIMIT 1)

A: Asumiendo que el campo SKU no tiene valores repetidos en la tabla, con un simple join a la misma tabla se puede lograr:
select t2.*
  from vgames t1
  join vgames t2
    on t2.seqj = t1.seqj
 where t1.sku = '0125'
 order by t2.sku

Nota que le puse un ORDER BY para que los resultados te salgan en orden de SKU. Puedes modificarlo para obtener los registros en el orden que quieres. Solo asegúrate de usar una campo de t2, no t1. O, si el orden no te importa, puedes quitar la claúsula ORDER BY simplemente.

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The EU Wants to Increase Muslim Immigration and Internet Censorship
From the desk of Fjordman on Fri, 2007-09-14 19:16
A few months ago, the EU's Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini worried about what to do with illegal immigration. To no-one's surprise, he appears to have settled for surrendering and making it legal. The skilled glossocrat Frattini has already banned the use of the phrase Islamic terrorism: "You cannot use the term 'Islamic terrorism,'" he insisted. "People who commit suicide attacks or criminal activities on behalf of religion, Islamic religion or other religion, they abuse the name of this religion." He now thinks we shouldn't use the word "immigration," either, we should talk about "mobility." Moreover, the "Asian" and "African" immigrants in this case generally come from the predominantly Muslim countries of North Africa and the Middle East, with some additional ones from Pakistan and similar nations. The EU has thus decided to flood Europe with tens of millions of Muslims, at the same time as peaceful Europeans demonstrating against the Islamization of Europe were brutally harassed by the police in the EU capital of Brussels.
In the future, the next time Islamic Jihad terrorists, I mean mobile workers enriching us with their presence when they are not abusing Islam, massacre scores of Europeans, the EU will assure us that they did everything in their power to stop this, and then they will continue facilitating the Islamization of the continent as if nothing has happened. The sensible option would be to point out that we had no Muslim terrorism in Western Europe before we had Muslim immigration. The key to ending Muslim terrorism should then logically be to end and preferably reverse Muslim immigration. The EU's solution to this is to continue and even increase Muslim immigration while stopping web searches for the word "bomb." The scary part is that once the infrastructure and principle of Internet censorship has become firmly established, it could be widened to include other kinds of illegal or unwanted activities, for instance "racist" and "xenophobic" websites criticizing Islam or mass immigration. And make no mistake about it: They will do so. They are probably planning this as we speak.
Notice how EU officials announce sweeping and potentially irreversible changes, proclaim that they are "inevitable" and that we may just as well adapt and get used to it. Resistance is futile. This is a lie and it always has been. The entire European Union has been created by such lies, repeated year after year. The gradual destruction of formerly independent nation states was carefully planned and executed, and the introduction of mass immigration from non-Western countries has been and still is a crucial component of this plan. Notice how Frattini specifically singles out Italy, which has so far received less immigration than many other countries in Western Europe, for attention. He also mentions Hungary, one of the newer EU members from the former Communist bloc, meaning that these countries, too, are now supposed to receive a dose of Multicultural diversity, whether they like it or not. The purpose of this immigration, not just between European countries but from Muslim and non-EU countries as well, is to dilute and destroy the established nation states and their culture, until the natives in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Britain, Spain etc. are too weak and demoralized to resist the creation of a pan-European superstate. Opposition to this policy should be banned as racism and hate speech.
Muslim immigration is destabilizing the entire European continent. Since the EU, which should more properly be called the anti-European Union, is facilitating this, the continued existence of the EU now constitutes a mortal threat to the very survival of European civilization. Every day the EU exists brings Europe one step closer to the grave.
EU told to accept 20m migrant workers
The Financial Times, 12 September
Europe must relax its immigration controls and open the door to an extra 20m workers during the next two decades, the European Union's justice chief will say on Friday. Franco Frattini, justice commissioner, is to tell the bloc's immigration ministers in Lisbon that the EU should stop erecting barriers and instead build safe pathways for Africans and Asians who risk their lives heading to the continent to find a job. "We have to look at immigration not as a threat but – when well-managed, and that is our new task – as an enrichment and as an inescapable phenomenon of today's world," he will say. He will suggest the word immigration should be dropped in favour of "mobility". Germany, Italy and Hungary, with their ageing populations, are most in need of immigrants. The reforms could lead to a more than doubling of the EU's foreign-born population by 2030.
Web search for bomb recipes should be blocked: EU
Reuters, 10 September
Internet searches for bomb-making instructions should be blocked across the European Union. Internet providers should also prevent access to any site giving instructions on how to make a bomb, EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini said in an interview. "I do intend to carry out a clear exploring exercise with the private sector ... on how it is possible to use technology to prevent people from using or searching dangerous words like bomb, kill, genocide or terrorism." The EU executive is to make this proposal to member states early in November as part of a raft of anti-terrorism proposals. These include the screening of private data of passengers flying into the 27-nation bloc and the creation of an early warning system to alert police forces to thefts of explosives. Representatives of the Internet industry are meeting the EU on the sixth anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks on the United States, at a European Security Research and Innovation Forum. European legislation would spell out the principles of blocking access to bomb instructions. The details would be worked out by each country. Disconnecting a Web site immediately was currently possible only in a minority of EU states including Italy, Frattini said. "The level of the threat (in the EU) remains very high. That's why I am making appeals and appeals for stronger and closer cooperation."
@ Atlanticist911
Submitted by Geraldo on Sun, 2007-09-16 17:37.
Every time you think you are to hit the bottom you realize it has been moved downward.
@Rzeczpospolita @Geraldo
Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Sun, 2007-09-16 14:19.
I think I can beat either of you.Take a look at this,from today's Mail on Sunday,"Qoutes of the week":
'It's illegal to sweep the street if you're not qualified'.
Somerset County Council,stopping Richard Ferris from brushing up litter outside his Minehead guest house.
@ Rzeczpospolita
And people in my country have to hide to kill home grown pigs.
A thing we used to do even before romans settle here.
@Geraldo
Submitted by Monarchist on Sat, 2007-09-15 23:21.
"we have a gigantic, bureaucratic organization that even regulates the size of condoms we use."
When Hitler and later Stalin ruled in my Poland, Polish mountaineers could without problems produce home-made cheese called "oscypek" . Today they cannot, because EU bureaucrats forbid them!
EU-retards...
They want to bring Muslims here and in the same time impose on ordinary Ukrainians or Belarusians draconian conditions to visit EU member countries. This destroy near-border business as well. So ban Eastern Christians and allow more Muslims, dumb euro-left in the way of self-destruction!
I see civil war coming
Submitted by Sam on Sat, 2007-09-15 22:19.
At some point I think that the yeoman with pitchforks crew
all over Europe are finally going to have had enough, they're finally going to
realize that they are about to lose everything and then all hell is going to
break loose and it won't just be peaceful demos like this one but, rather,
civil war in country after country all over Europe; it might be five years down
the road, it might be ten or more but, I am afraid, it will happen.
Armor # 3
Submitted by marcfrans on Sat, 2007-09-15 17:20.
@ Atheling
That is a very difficult question you are raising about "the role of dwindling christian influence" in this context of European backsliding.
First, I do not think that "totalitarianism" is the correct word to use in this context. There has been significant backsliding into forms of unhealthy 'authoritarianism', but the next round of totalitarianism in Europe is some way off, I believe. Indeed, it is not unreasonable to assume that potential future major geopolitical events may shock enough Europeans back into their senses, discredit the ruling cultural naive-left orthodoxy in media and education, and expose the fallacies of some of its major underlying assumptions. The possiblities are endless: an Iranian nuclear bom on a western major city, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Putin crushing Georgia, etc.... But, Hugo Chavez grabbing the islands (Dutch Antilles) off Venezuela's coast is not going to do it. Their freedom today is already in Washington's hands (so they better pray that Obama does not win the 'Democratic' primaries!). There is no Churchill left in Europe today, nor a Thatcher (Falklands) to convincingly voice the need to resist evil in time.
Second, I think that the "dwindling christian influence" is more a result (or effect) rather than a cause of the contemporary European backsliding into authoritarianism. Major christian 'churches' have been themselves often in the forefront of the cultural decline by distorting the original christian message, which was about individual salvation (personal morality or the virtuous life) and not about political theories or societal arrangements. In essence, the naive-left orthodoxy preaches ONLY one side of the old christian two-sided coin. It preaches compassion without responsibility, or if you will it preaches 'rights' without concomitant duties. This has become increasingly obvious in recent decades in many areas, e.g. in matters of criminality and 'justice', of governmental welfare arrangements and redistributional policies, and especially in extraordinary naive external policies concerning matters as immigration, so-called 'international law', and generally ignoring genuine 'evil' in the world.
@marcfrans
Submitted by atheling on Sat, 2007-09-15 18:19.
Your analysis brought a quote on the spirit of the 20th century by GK Chesterton to mind:
"When a religious scheme is shattered it is not merely the vices that are let loose. The vices are, indeed, let loose, and they wander and do damage. But the virtues are let loose also; and the virtues wander more wildly, and the virtues do more terrible damage. The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone. Thus some scientists care for truth; and their truth is pitiless. Thus some humanitarians only care for pity; and their pity (I am sorry to say) is often untruthful."
@ marcfrans
Submitted by Geraldo on Sat, 2007-09-15 15:30.
"and a strong belief in coercive state power."
This was the ultimate touch in the making in fascism, the dicovering of the coercive power of state during WWI.
To put it clear: EU IS BECOMING A FASCIST STATE!
@ Armor
Do you know that carrot is a fruit?
It is because because in Portugal we do a kind of stewed fruit with carrots.
It would be ilegal to sale it because it is not from a fruit so carrots have been promoted to be a fruit.
The problem is not having a standards intitute, it is needed I agree.
The problem is when this standtardization began to inrfere with our private life. And there are places were this already happens.
Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Sat, 2007-09-15 00:28.
Your analysis with regard to the origins and subsequent development of the EEC/EU is spot on.
Condoms.I would have thought the last thing Europeans need is condoms!
I remember very vividly, as a child in Western Europe after WW2, and benefiting from the 'Pax Americana' (like other Europeans), that European 'integration' started as an ECONOMIC project. First, there was the European Coal and Steel Community, and then there was the European Economic Community (EEC). The underlying purpose was essentially to integrate more the economies of various European nations, to promote trade, capital movements, greater currency convertibility, and to reduce the negative economic impact of a variety of either 'public' or 'national' monopolies, etc... This was all very rational from an economic perspective, and in view of previous destructive forms of nationalism in Europe, was also rational from a broader perspective. In those days, 'conservative' parties were stronger in Europe than today, and the goal was economic integration and not to erase nationalities nor cultural identities. By the way, it certainly was NOT described as "a racist idea" by anybody serious, despite Armor' s assertion to the contrary.
In subsequent decades, the nature of the European project changed, in tandem with the gradual ideological changes occurring in European (western) academia and media. By the time the EU replaced the former EEC, the European project had become much more ideological in nature. Specifically, it showed increasing tendencies of: (1) autocracy (anti-democracy if you will), in conflict with established constitutional values (still deriving from earlier struggles for democracy in Europe); and tendencies of (2) Anti-Americanism. The latter resulted from illusions about possible great power status (on the cheap, without making the necessary military investments, and still ultimately relying on the US to keep totalitarianism in the world in check) and deriving from the 'leftist' consensus that had developed in media and education. Some of the major features of that 'consensus' are: moral relativism, multi-cul illusions, a lack of concern for individual freedom, and a strong belief in coercive state power. For a while (particularly in the 1990's) it appeared that the European project was also becoming increasingly illiberal in an economic sense, and thus almost the opposite of what the original 'founding fathers' of European integration intended. However, this danger seems to have somewhat receded, under the pressures of global competition, and in view of the manifest successes of economic liberalisation in China and (somewhat later) in India. However, the main threat remains the loss of genuine democracy at the 'European' level. It is therefore imperative that European institutions do not get misused for further suppressing freedom of political 'speech' (anywhere) in Europe.
Thank you for the history and analysis. Insightful and intelligent as always.
Do you think there is a factor involving the dwindling Christian influence in Europe's society which gives rise to totalitarianism?
the size of condoms
Submitted by Armor on Fri, 2007-09-14 23:51.
It makes sense. We don't need each European state to make up its own standards. In the USA, they do not have a Standards Institute in every different state.
Have a look here: ANSI
Excerpt: "The Institute oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector: from acoustical devices to construction equipment, from dairy and livestock production to energy distribution, and many more."
How come the Americans are not up in arms against the Ansi bureaucracy?
@Atheling
I googled "hijacked by radicals", and here is the result :
President Bush has called Islam a great "Religion of Peace" that has been hijacked by radicals.
It that is what you meant, the comparison doesn't work very well. Frattini is not a radical European-Unionist, he is a traitor to Europe.
Islam has never been a religion of peace, but the will for peace certainly played a part in the beginning of the EU.
I would have liked the European Union to look like Switzerland. Not that I know a lot about Switzerland, but it looks like a nice country, and their political organization seems to work.
Submitted by Geraldo on Fri, 2007-09-14 23:16.
Muslim terrorism will only disappear if Islam disappear.
Getting ride of muslims just turn much dificult to realize attacks in Europe.
The European Union would
The European Union would have been an excelent idea if their forefathers where not some paternalist socialists that from the very begining sought making it a paquiderm that would squezze us.
(I lost the reference to this). There is an economis who fly away from Austria in the begining of WWII and later went to USA (Von Mieses or someone related to him) who, as soon as 1955(?) predicted what is happening now with EU in a book about european Common Market (the antecessor of UE). Unsteed of a small body of economical coordination in Europe we have a gigantic, burocratic organization that even regulates the size of condoms we use.
The leftist circles and governements of members states are the same ones who rules UE. It is not so recently they become crazy. what we see is the worsening os an old desease. In 1974 they sold europeans for oil."http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1113" And around 1982 (with victory of fascist François Miterrand) they became completely nuts and open completely europeans borders and started paying imigrants to come in.
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Submitted by atheling on Fri, 2007-09-14 22:50.
So.... you're saying that the EU was a good thing and was "hijacked' by radicals?
Hmmm... where have I heard that before? And regarding whom?
Terrorism doesn't matter
Fjordman: "The key to ending Muslim terrorism should then logically be to end and preferably reverse Muslim immigration."
Muslim terrorism doesn't matter. Many more westerners are killed by immigrant thugs than by muslim terrorists. In fact, immigrant crime isn't the worst problem either. Our real problem is the population replacement.
"The entire European Union has been created by such lies, repeated year after year. The gradual destruction of formerly independent nation states was carefully planned and executed, and the introduction of mass immigration from non-Western countries has been and still is a crucial component of this plan."
This isn't true. The European Union was initially a good idea. It had nothing to do with encouraging immigration. On the contrary, it has probably been described by some as a racist idea.
The mass immigration ideology was embraced by the media, leftist circles, and governments of EU member states well before it was embraced by the EU. The EU has now become a favorable environment for political irresponsibility, but the same can be said of EU member states. Until now, the EU has played little part in the destruction of Britain, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, and so on, by mass immigration.
It is only recent that the EU leaders have become crazy.
There was no Islamic
Submitted by persian on Fri, 2007-09-14 22:13.
There was no Islamic Terrorism( as there is no any other Terrorism) before The Anglo-American Islamization of my country Iran and here we are now.
The Terrorism as we know it now is just small production of that huge miscalculation in 1979.
Munich Olympics in 1972.
Islam is a warmonger religion.
All terrorists are islamists and, as far as I now, any muslim can be a terrorist.
It was muslims who made 9/11, 11Madrid and London bombings and many of them were recruited in mosques.
For some reason prisons have several times the percentage of muslim as inmates.
What more would these craps to do, forbiding non-muslims to read Koran?
Newspeak, they who must not be named, repression of information, this is truly Orwellian.
We have the Democrats in the United States who seek similar forms of repression: an email tax; a "Fairness Doctrine" in which Big Brother imposes airtime restrictions and delegation instead of the free market, etc...
It's strange that we thought that totalitarianism was defeated in the 20th century in WWII and the Cold War. But instead, a more virulent form has infected our society from within.
Extracting it will probably be painful and violent.


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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry had a lot to say about God — again — last week.
He parlayed his infamous debate stumble, forever known as his "oops" moment, into a lesson about God's forgiveness for a prayer-breakfast audience.
"Every one of us have 'oops' moments every day," Perry said, counting on "an all-loving God that is going to forgive you for that 'oops' moment."
"America may not forgive you for it," Perry said, "but God will."
At the same breakfast, Perry prayed for President Barack Obama to have a "true understanding of God's will for this country."
"I pray that God pierces his heart," Perry said, drawing an "Amen," and continuing, "that he truly understands God's will to protect innocent life."
A day later, Perry invoked God on Fox News to suggest dire results if Obama wins a second term, saying that Romney "is going to be our nominee. We're going to be behind him. And God help us if he doesn't win."
Faith is personal, but when a politician brings it into the public square, it's worth a look.
Bee Moorhead of the interfaith advocacy group Texas Impact looks to a broader prayer regarding leaders and God' grace: "I hope he (Perry) doesn't mean, 'I'm praying that the president gets fixed so that he believes what I believe,' but that he's praying that God would open all of our hearts — including the heart of the president of the United States, and also me the governor of the state of Texas — that we would all be in right relationships with each other."
As for God's help, she said, "God help us if Mitt Romney is not elected. And God help us also if Mitt Romney is elected. And God help us no matter who's elected. Because that's what we pray, that God would help us, because we sure can't do it by ourselves."
Perry — who has accused Obama of a war on religion — has been staunchly anti-abortion. But the beyond-lean state budget, which he did a lot to shape, can leave Texans wanting after they're born, an issue key to many in the faith community.
The budget notably cut back hard on education. Beyond that, said Moorhead, "It underfunds mental health services for people who are in prison. It consigns people who have mental illness to being in prison forever. It underfunds services that protect children from being beaten up and killed by their parents.
"It underfunds taking care of things that generations of Texans spent their treasure to build," she said, citing universities, parks, highways, dams and bridges.
While acknowledging the difficult task of policy makers, and emphasizing she's not questioning anyone's faith, Moorhead said the state budget "doesn't reflect 'God bless Texas.' It reflects, 'God bless some Texans.'"
As satirist Stephen Colbert said when looking at the national debate a year and a half ago — a situation that hasn't changed — "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we've got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it."
Speaking of the budget
The state budget comes up repeatedly in the battle for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, with Ted Cruz working overtime to try to paint Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst as a tax-and-spend officeholder. For those who'd like to see Texas put a bit more into programs, that's laughable. Take Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, whose grim assessment might be welcomed by Dewhurst as he works to appeal to the GOP base.
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The Southern Illinois Miners fell behind in the first inning and trailed for the first eight frames for the second night in a row at GCS Credit Union Ballpark, but again made a comeback, scoring the last five runs of the game, including three in the ninth, to erase a 6-2 deficit after six innings and stun the Gateway Grizzlies 7-6.
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For the second night in a row, Gateway brought in Dakota Smith (0-2) to close the game, and for the second night in a row the Miners came all the way back against him. Duncan singled and Flete walked to lead off the frame, and were sacrificed to second and third base by Anthony Jimenez. Wawoe was then hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Stephen Lohr drew a walk to force in a run and make it 6-5. Jamey Smart then came up, and the newest Miner- traded to the team from the Grizzlies just one day earlier- made the score 7-6 Southern Illinois with a two-run, go-ahead double to left-center field.
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I understand a pass-by-value or pass-by-reference problem. But below example still confused me? Can you tell me which step I am wrong. That is: We pass by an object to _val, but it's not change the reference value outside.
Is this means the _val in closure is different from outside? Although they looks same. So when we assign an object to it, it refer to a new memory, and this memory is shared by all closures in one function. Because another example below is correct.

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This occurs after the briefcase situation in the diner that plays later in the film, in which Jules states multiple times he's leaving "the life." Vincent is truly a lonesome man here. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, he was the young…, Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), was one of the first American teen idols. Along with brother David Nelson, the family starred in the long-running radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet from 1944 to 1954 on the radio, and 1952 to 1966 on television. The Lonesome Town Songfacts says: Today, this song's greatest claim to fame is being on the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction, in the scene at Vincent and Mia's "date" at Jack Rabbit Slims when they order the disputed five-dollar-shake. Link to scene: https://youtu.be/O3tGImqhrMo. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. 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Q: How to access thumbnail cache of vista and 7 using c# I wanted to access the thumb cache of vista and 7 to be used in my ImageList. I know how to do it in XP by means of the thumbs.db files, but in vista and 7 the thumbs.db is not present so how will i do it?

A: You need to use IShellItemImageFactory::GetImage().
.NET interop is here.
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/Interfaces.IShellItemImageFactory
There is also a sample using Direct2D and this interface on msdn.microsoft.com.


You can begin a year-long journey through books with your little one. This program is designed to get preschool students intrigued by books, transporting them into all sorts of adventures with elephants, monkeys, steam shovels, and even lovable monsters!
Journeys of Imagination is the perfect companion to our skills-based preschool program, I'm Ready to Learn. Journeys provides the reading aspect that I'm Ready to Learn does not include, and Journeys follows along with the four themes in I'm Ready to Learn: At the Farm, In the Garden, At the Pond, and In the Zoo. I'm Ready to Learn provides preschool readiness learning opportunities in phonics, counting, and science, while Journeys offers the reading aloud that isn't a part of I'm Ready to Learn.
What will we love about Journeys?
Stories are scheduled throughout the year to link to our skills-based preschool program,I'm Ready to Learn. So if you'd like to start your student on preschool skills, you can complete I'm Ready to Learn at the same time and find that when you're studying the zoo and encounter a week on tigers, you'll read a story on tigers in Journeys of Imagination.
The Books Feature Fantastic Characters Your Student Will Grow to Love, Such As . . .
The "Storybook Destinations" you'll head to are arranged into four units: Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer. These follow the arrangement of I'm Ready to Learn's four units, At the Farm, In the Garden, At the Pond, and In the Zoo.
Goats & Sheep — Baa!
What's in the Journeys Guide?
Your Journeys guide is designed to be simple and straightforward. Each day's reading is laid out in a simple grid, one per week. The schedule runs 36 weeks long, with four scheduled days per week.
At the bottom of each weekly schedule page is a section of "Imagination Questions," several questions about each story that get kids thinking about the story, its characters, what happened, and why. Students have to remember the story, what happened and in which program, and recall details about the storyline. It encourages your child to narrate and helps them learn how to "tell" in their own way!
Each story also features an "Imagine with Me!" question. For instance, the Cinderella story features this "Imagine with Me!" question: If you were a part of the Cinderella story, which character would you like to be? Why? And after reading about Paul Bunyan, students would answer this "Imagine with Me" question: If you were as big as Paul Bunyan, what would you have to eat each day?
The Journeys guide also schedules activities throughout the year so your student has plenty to do and enjoy as they go along. Students will really love this "Imagination" journey!
This program is designed for students from 3 to 5 years of age who are ready to be read aloud to. It's designed for snuggling, and includes collections that include classic picture books you won't want to miss out on!
I'm Considering Getting I'm Ready to Learn. How is Journeys Different? How Do They Work Together?
These two programs are both meant for preschoolers, and they can be used separately or at the same time. They are designed to work flawlessly together, since the reading schedule for Journeys was created to coordinate with the topics covered in I'm Ready to Learn. You see, I'm Ready to Learn is a preschool readiness skill-based program that offers learning opportunities in phonics, counting and math, science, and hands-on crafts and creativity — in essence, everything except reading aloud together. Journeys is the companion product that offers that reading aloud component. It can be used when a student is 3 or 4, and then I'm Ready to Learn can follow it. Or, you can use both programs in the same year with a student who shows readiness for the skills presented in I'm Ready to Learn.
I Have a 2-Year-Old. Would They Enjoy This Program?
It's fair to say your 2-year-old would enjoy the books in this program, but you'd likely want to save using the "Imagination Questions" until they got older. You could use them as they got older, perhaps at bedtime readings.


❄ ADUSTABLE BACKLITS: 7 colors led backlight on the keyboard with changeable breathing and permanent lighting modes, creating a cool &comfortable visual effect. Backlight Brightness can be switch among high, medium and low light level. Easy to use at night and energy saving.
❄ SPECIAL DESIGN& MECHANICAL FEELING: Laser-engraved and double injection ABS keycaps design, effectively reduce hand fatigue, feeling more comfortable, the characters will never fade. The keycaps can be removed and replaced easily. A great Mechanical feeling keyboard for gaming and office, not the real mechanical keyboard, but it worths more.
❄ PLUG AND PLAY & WIDELY USED: USB interface in the keyboard without the need to install the drive and software. Compatible with Windows XP/ Vista/ Win7/Win8.
❄ STANDARD 104 KEYS: 25 keys non-conflict, 12 multi-media keys combinations provide shortcuts operate. WASD key and the direction key switch freely, over 10 million click keys life span, a best choice for your game.
❄ WATERPROOF&COMFORTABLE: Water resistant keyboard prevent damage from spilled drinks or coffee with draining holes. Ergonomics engineering foldable stands, reduce your hand fatigue for a long time gaming or working.
Ø Professional mechanical feeling backlit gaming keyboard for gaming and office, not the real mechanical keyboard, but it worths more.
Ø Interchange function of direction keys: press Fn+W, WASD output willbe exchangeable with ↑↓←→; Press Fn+W again, switch back to normal output mode.
Ø Function of disabling the WIN key: firstly press and hold FN key andthen press WIN key to forbid its function to avoid leaving the game interface due to pressing WIN key by mistake.
Ø Multi-media function: it supports over 12 media functions by combiningFN key with F1 to F12 to reach volume and multimedia controls directly without interrupting your game.
Ø Multi-key conflict free function: the keyboard supports the simultaneous effective press of following 25 keys:Q,A,Z,W,S,X,E,D,C,F,B,T,Y,U,Space,Tab,0),6^,Backsp, F9,】},4¥,/?,Esc, Enter.


On behalf of the Water Research Foundation, THG in collaboration with PLDO (formerly PLDW) have undertaken an assessment of public-private partnership (P3) opportunities for water and wastewater utility (WWU) energy projects. A Best Practices Guide to be released later this year will assist WWUs identify opportunities and undertake energy projects through P3s.
On February 9, 2017 at the AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference, THG Director Sean McGinnis along with PLDO Partner Bruce Tobey presented their preliminary findings on the panel Implementing Solutions Through P3s. A copy of the presentation slides is available for download here.
To review the P3 presentation slides visit, http://bit.ly/2mhiSeN.
To review the AWWA/WEF conference program visit, http://bit.ly/2lCpLdl.


Discover-feed showcasing screenshots, gifs, trailers, etc.
There is a site called 500px.com (for showcasing photographs) that I feel you can draw a lot of inspiration from in how it draws you in and help promote an engaging community. Here are a few crucial features that I feel will elevate itch.io as a platform.
2. Follow - this is HUGE. There often is no way to follow the developments of indie projects and if itch.io can fill that gap I think both consumers and content creators will be very drawn to it. When you follow a project you either gets updates for milestones or every piece of content put out - depending on your options. And you can also choose to be emailed e.g. on milestones so you get notified on important things like releases.
3. Inbox feed that shows people who likes and favorites. In the top menu it should show when somone likes or favorites a content you've put up: "User X liked picture Y" with a quick link to go to that user's page and like their content if they have any - this creates this nice engagement where people support and help promote each others content. Also everyone likes that kind of feedback and encourages putting content out there for other to like and favorite.
With a discovery feed I will be encouraged to keep coming back to itch.io to check out the awesome content people put up and be inspired. This is a win-win for both content creators and consumers.
4. Following-feed, a feed of content from the projects that I'm following.
I can definitely get behind this, and all it would take is a quick change. At the moment, the Browse page just shows the Top games, and that's barely changed in the last year. I feel like this should default to Recently Added, as itch.io's strength is showcasing new works. You can leave Top and Top Selling, but that little menu on the left, far away from the dropdown on the right, makes switching between these categories almost a hidden feature.
Love the follow feature, but I feel like the developer's branding could be more prominent. Maybe instead of just the tiny link at the bottom, their icon can float with the rest of the menu on the right, and clicking that icon brings you to their profile?
Addendum: maybe allow for comments on screenshots and trailers too?
The feed is great. Does it take comments and/or forum posts for specific projects into account?
1. I feel the same, it's not enough activity to keep coming back to it. Being greeted by a grid of screenshots / gifs / trailers, with new ones frequently added, is going to keep me checking back in.
2. Yes. Easily being able to follow projects is key I think. Often when I see a screenshot of a game I find interesting e.g. on twitter, I want a way to be notified when that game is released - currently there is no way except go into the developer homepage and hope they have a mailing list (not a very smooth process and often they don't have one).
4. I'm not sure. The way I imagine it, is that it can be configured on a project to project basis, because for some projects I'm only interested in the milestones (releases etc) other projects I want to see every content being put up.. comments might be too granular for me personally but it could be an option if people want to follow every little things said.
We have a newsletter! http://eepurl.com/6T0PL Heck, we even put buttons IN OUR GAMES to sign up for it, we put a 20% discount on our merch at events if you're signed up, and we try to do giveaways and other contests every few months.
I did overlook the global feed, but it's kinda hidden away to be honest. The way I imagine it is rather than a grid of projects on the main page there is a grid of project content - or just one click away through a menu item like "Discover". I'd also like to be able to choose categories, so if I'm interested in RPGs the grid should only show project content from RPG projects.
6 screenshots fits on the page (and 3 more are hinted at), and as the screenshots are the main focus you're more drawn to click on them. You can also make the sizes of the images smaller to fit more. If you hover over the image you get option to follow, like and favorite.


Minutes from the WSA 2016 AGM held on 21 December 2016 are now available. Motions proposed and passed, and actions from the meeting have been highlighted.
This and previous reports and other communications are available here.


Created in 1974 to host outdoor events in downtown Albuquerque, Civic Plaza currently has a capacity of 20,000 people. Civic Plaza sits atop a two-level parking structure and suffered from some of the same issues as other large public spaces of the era: expanses of hot, un-programmed paved spaces, failing landscaping, abrupt or absent transitions in scale to smaller spaces, circuitous accessible routes, and deteriorating paving, planters, and fountain.
D/P/S and General Contractor Bradbury Stamm worked together to develop six different options for redeveloping approximately 30,000sf of the southeast quadrant of Civic Plaza. Site investigation was a key element of this, since the cost and technical challenges of developing on the lid of the 70's era parking structure were significant.
All of the options included removing the large fountain, which was costly to operate, and replacing it with one or more interactive fountains that used smaller, modern and water conserving equipment. All options included improved accessibility, a hierarchy of spaces, and art and shade within the constraints of the structural grid.
The new fountain design uses the original circular shape of the fountain basin for the new interactive display features. Interactive jets with LED lighting are arranged in bands to mirror the shade structures shade elements. Acrylic boxes are lit at night and waves of water and fog are emitted from the tops. When the fountain is not in operation the cubes can remain lit and an amphitheater may be used by musicians or local school classes. A custom prickly pear playground and outdoor instruments were installed to bring youngsters to the plaza.


To ask a question, make a suggestion, share an idea and I'll answer it here on Springwolf Reflections.
I need to write something new for Reflections. With a million ideas, I'm not sure what I want to do. So I decided to ask you guys, what would you like to read about this week?
Leave me your ideas in the comment section and we can inspire each other over the weekend!


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John Whitehorne House
House Color: Livery Brown
The John Whitehorne House, circa 1750, is on its original site. It is a two story, five bay, shallow hipped-roofed Georgian house with two interior chimneys. The floor plan has a central hallway - front to back - with the stairway on the back wall. There are four primary rooms on each floor, one in each corner. The house has a restrained Georgian elegance, which may owe much to the Quakers who had a strong influence on the look of 18th century Newport, both in the design of buildings and furniture. The Newport Restoration Foundation purchased the house in 1969 and restored it in 1974-75.
The exterior of this house is simple and the pediment doorway is the main design feature. This is supported by the symmetry of the fenestration and the use of simple, but forceful trim on the cornice, water table, and window frames. The interior exhibits fine features of Georgian design. The hallway has a great stairway with two runs and a comfortable mid-landing, which is complimented by turned balusters, raised wainscot paneling and a heavy cornice molding. The rooms are simple, yet elegant in proportion and detail. Most have raised panel wainscoting and chimneybreasts, cased posts, substantial cornice moldings, and the typical Newport mid-18th century window and sash treatment.
Henry Hunter is listed as the first owner and probably built the house in the 1750s. In 1794, Samuel Whitehorne Sr. (1744-1796) purchased the property which, in the 18th century, stretched much further east toward Spring Street than today's small lot would indicate. In addition to this house, a rum distillery was included in the sale. Samuel's son John Whitehorne inherited the property and continued to run the distillery and a tannery here. Samuel Whitehorne (1779-1844), John's brother and business partner in rum production and maritime trading, built a brick mansion just a block up the street (416 Thames Street) in 1811. Samuel lived there with his wife Elizabeth and family until he went bankrupt in 1843.
The northwest first floor corner room of the John Whitehorne House had been a bar/tavern from at least 1900. For this use, the floor had been removed and a new floor at street level had been installed. During restoration, NRF rebuilt the foundations in this area, installed a new floor at the original level, and used existing room fabric to pattern the details for this room. Other rooms in the house contained a considerable percentage of original fabric.


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Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Segment to Continue Driving Above-Industry Growth with Plans to File More than 10 New Products by 2019, Each with Potential to Exceed $1 Billion in Revenue
Demonstrates ongoing commitment to address the world's most pressing health care needs
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- At a meeting today with industry analysts, senior leaders from the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) will announce plans to file for regulatory approval of more than 10 new products between 2015 and 2019, each with the potential to exceed $1 billion in revenue1, as well as more than 40 line extensions of existing and new medicines.
With a portfolio focused on five core therapeutic areas – Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular & Metabolism and Oncology – the Pharmaceutical segment of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is delivering transformational new medicines for unmet medical needs worldwide. Janssen has launched 14 new products since 2009, seven of which already exceed or are on track to achieve sales in excess of $1 billion during 2015.2 These new products, coupled with core growth brands, have fueled industry-leading sales growth and contributed significantly to the earnings growth of Johnson & Johnson. The combined strength of Janssen's in-market portfolio and robust near-term pipeline provides the momentum to sustain above-industry compound annual growth through 2019.
"In the past two years, our performance and growth rates have been industry-leading, and we look forward to continuing to drive above-industry growth with our current in-market portfolio and next wave of medicines," said Joaquin Duato, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson. "We are working with our partners to advance the innovative products in our pipeline and to deliver significant benefits to patients."
The total pharmaceutical market reached $1 trillion in 2014 with nearly 40 percent of the growth coming from specialty medicines, including oncology, autoimmune, respiratory and anti-viral medications. Going forward, the total global branded pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow at a compound annual operational growth rate of approximately 3 percent from 2014 to 2019, according to IMS Health, the independent analysis and market research service that tracks the industry. Among the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies, IMS Health also reports that the Pharmaceutical segment of Johnson & Johnson was among the fastest growing in the U.S., Europe and Japan in 2014, with sales of $32.3 billion, representing an operational increase of 16.5 percent3 versus 2013.
"Our innovation strategy has delivered transformational products for patients and also created a cycle of success that positions us for continued growth across the entire Johnson & Johnson enterprise," said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson. "With a single-minded focus on unmet medical need and true differentiation, we've built an industry-leading pipeline to improve and extend people's lives and also create value for society and our business."
Late-stage products expected to drive growth in the next several years, following regulatory approvals, include daratumumab for multiple myeloma; sirukumab for rheumatoid arthritis; guselkumab for psoriasis; JNJ-927 (ARN-509) for pre-metastatic prostate cancer; imetelstat for myelofibrosis; JNJ-493 (FGFRi kinase inhibitor) for urothelial cancer; esketamine for treatment-resistant depression; AL-8176 for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); fulranumab for osteoarthritic pain; JNJ-872 (VX-787) for influenza A; JNJ-922 (Orexin-2 antagonist) for primary insomnia; and AL-335 for hepatitis C.4 In addition, daratumumab and esketamine have both received Breakthrough Therapy Designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Janssen is also announcing today that it plans to submit a Biologic Licensing Application to the FDA and a Marketing Authorization Application to the EMA this year for daratumumab in double refractory multiple myeloma. The submission will be based on Phase 2 data, which will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
"Our innovation model and capital allocation framework provide us the flexibility to source both internal and external innovations to create an industry-leading portfolio that is advancing our vision of a world without disease," said Dominic J. Caruso, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Johnson & Johnson.
In February 2015, Janssen announced the launch of three new research platforms focused on disease prevention, disease interception, and the microbiome, to underpin ongoing research and propel scientific knowledge in these areas of significant potential to change the way diseases are managed. The Janssen Prevention Center focuses on prevention of chronic, non-communicable diseases; the Disease Interception Accelerator is focused on tackling the origins of disease and intercepting progression to disease for people at-risk – before they get sick; and the Janssen Human Microbiome Institute focuses on the diverse population of bacteria living in and on the human body to develop therapeutic targets and diagnostic capabilities that have the potential to transform human health.
"The future of health care lies in not only treating disease but also preventing and intercepting diseases before illness occurs," said William N. Hait, M.D., Ph.D., Global Head of Janssen Research & Development. "Using our powerful research platforms in combination with our five focused therapeutic areas, underpinned by strong in-house capabilities and cutting-edge external partnerships, we are striving to deliver the next generation of medical innovations that prevent, intercept and treat disease."
About Today's Meeting
The meeting will be webcast starting at 8:30 a.m. today and can be accessed along with full copies of the presentations and speaker biographies via the Johnson & Johnson Investor Relations website: www.investor.jnj.com. A replay and podcast will be available approximately two hours after the live webcast. A live Twitter feed for today's meeting is accessible via #JNJPharm15.
Users of the Johnson & Johnson Investor Relations mobile app for the iPad® and iPhone® mobile digital devices can also access the event. This free app is available in the iTunes® store and includes stock information, news releases, company information, webcasts, SEC filings, the company's pharmaceutical product pipeline and Annual Reports, among other information.
About Johnson & Johnson
Caring for the world, one person at a time…inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science – bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Our approximately 127,000 employees at more than 265 Johnson & Johnson operating companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, future operating and financial performance and product development. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in new product development, including uncertainty of clinical success and decisions of regulatory authorities regarding approval, labeling and other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of product candidates; uncertainty of commercial success for new and existing products; the ability of the company to successfully execute strategic plans; challenges to patents; the impact of patent expirations; impact of business combinations and divestitures; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; future clinical data and analysis, including post marketing surveillance; economic factors, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; trends toward health care cost containment; changes in behavior and spending patterns or financial distress of purchasers of health care products and services; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; and increased scrutiny of the health care industry by government agencies. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014, including Exhibit 99 thereto, and the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.investor.jnj.com, or on request from Johnson & Johnson. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and Johnson & Johnson do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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1 Peak non-adjusted sales, including partner sales, where applicable.
2 Includes partner sales, where applicable.
3 Operational growth excludes the effect of translational currency; total reported growth was 14.9 percent.
4 Many of these products were developed in collaboration with strategic partners or are licensed from other companies; see webcast presentation for more information.
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